Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages
Cuban retiree Xiomara Castellanos gets a monthly pension equivalent to $13.80. A carton of 30 eggs in the inflation-battered country costs $14.10 -- almost four times more than two years ago.
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Tannat: Uruguay's 'unlikely' wine hit
More than 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from its origins in France, a red grape with a reputation for harshness has produced an unlikely hit that thrust the small South American country of Uruguay onto the global wine map.
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ADB says developing Asia's growth to accelerate after China reopening
The Asian Development Bank raised its 2023 growth forecast for developing Asia on Tuesday, after China's abrupt loosening of Covid-19 restrictions and reopening of its borders brightened the region's prospects.
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LIV-PGA feud set aside at Masters but Norman eyes fiery finish
Saudi-backed LIV Golf's feud with the PGA Tour was set aside by players at Monday's first practice for the 87th Masters, but LIV boss Greg Norman hopes for a fiery finish on Sunday.
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Emissions cuts can slash heat deaths in Mideast, N. Africa: study
Meeting world targets to limit climate change would avert hundreds of thousands of heat-related deaths in the Middle East and North Africa, scientists said on Tuesday, urging the region to adapt better.
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Angels ace Rendon suspended five games after fan altercation
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been fined and given a five-game suspension following his altercation with a fan last week, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.
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Mixed auto sales in US paint murky picture of car consumers
Automakers reported mixed first-quarter US car sales Monday as some sedan models saw gains in a sign that vehicle affordability may be shifting consumer behavior.
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First woman, Black astronaut to make 2024 flight around Moon
NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years –- including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space.
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Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in corruption trial against Fugees member
Leonardo DiCaprio was in Washington Monday -- not to press lawmakers on his environmental causes or to film another blockbuster hit, but rather to testify in a political corruption trial featuring a 90s hip-hop star and a disgraced Malaysian financier.
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